After winning 206 (of 294) Assembly seats in West Bengal, the BJP is set to form a government in the State for the first time. Here are the results, with supporting graphics, at a glance
Mr. Siddaramaiah accused the then Basavaraj Bommai-led BJP government of being complicit with lower-level government personnel, who “tampered” with the postal ballot papers after counting.
Nine-day folk festival begins at the seven Gangamma temples; cross-dressing tradition by male devotees on the penultimate day, popularised in recent years by the film ‘Pushpa: The Rule’, sees a rousing reception from the younger generation
"The people have endorsed coalition government in 2026, ten years after VCK had promised it during 2016 Assembly elections (when it was a part of Makkal Nala Kootani)," he said.
A.K. Antony signalled that the names of Mr. Venugopal, Leader of the Opposition, V D Satheesan, and senior leader Ramesh Chennithala were in play for the Congress Chief Minister’s post
The Bombay High Court pulled up the vessel owners, accusing them of being the least interested in human lives and only being concerned about their vessels and commercial activities
“Today, democracy is threatened. In 2014, there was a wave in favour of Narendra Modi, and they kept winning elections. In February 2015, they won only three seats in Delhi. If they come to power in Punjab, they will ravage the State," says Mr. Kejriwal